Over 40 Priests reassigned as Accra Archdiocese announces 2025 pastoral appointments

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has announced a comprehensive list of priestly appointments and transfers, set to take effect on September 17, 2025. The directive, issued by the Metropolitan Archbishop, Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp., involves over 40 priests, including parish priests, assistant priests, priests-in-charge, and those assuming administrative or academic responsibilities.

The new appointments affect several parishes across the Archdiocese, including Dansoman, Osu, Odorkor, Kotobabi, Mamprobi, Kwashieman, Nungua, Adenta, Lashibi, Ashaiman, Ashongman, Tema, and Pokuase, among others.

The changes are aimed at boosting pastoral effectiveness, ensuring rotational leadership, and addressing the pastoral needs of the growing Catholic population in the region.

Below is the full list of appointments and transfers as released by the Chancery:

                                             Parish Priests

1. Fr. Emmanuel Obeng Cudjoe – St. John the Evangelist, Adenta (from St. James)

2. Fr. Dominic Amegashitsi – St. John the Baptist, Odorkor (from St. Francis Xavier, Kotobabi)

3. Fr. Edmund Donkor-Baine – Martyrs of Uganda, Mambrobi (from St. John the Evangelist, Adenta)

4. Fr. Emmanuel Gosu – Star of the Sea, Dansoman (from St. Paul, Kpehe)

5. Fr. Francis Oteng Bawuah – St. Paul, Kpehe (from Blessed Sacrament, Abelenkpe)

6. Fr. Henry Ahorlu – St. Francis of Assisi, Ashaley Botwe (from Prince of Peace, Kwashieman)

7. Fr. Matthew Mensah – Good Shepherd, C2, Tema (from St. John the Baptist, Odorkor)

8. Fr. Samuel Filton Mensah – St. James, Osu (from Martyrs of Uganda, Mambrobi)

9. Fr. Nicholas Larsey – Prince of Peace, Kwashieman (from St. Kizito, Nima)

10. Fr. Albert Gyapanin – Holy Family, Mateheko (Star of the Sea, Dansoman)

                               Parochial Administrators

1. Fr. Precious Nutsugah – St. Kizito, Nima ( From St. Mark Ashongman)

2. Fr. Charles Ackon – St. Dominic Savio, Afienya (From Holy Family Mataheko)

3. Fr. Raphael Boansi – St. Stephen , Darkuman

4. Fr. Mathias Gyato – St. Francis Xavier, Kotobabi (From St. Joseph, Nii Boi Man

5. Fr. Januarius K. N. Akpabli – Parochial Administrator – Blessed Sacrament, Abelenkpe /Assistant Director, DEPSOCOM

                                    Priests in Charge

1. Fr. John Benyah Mensah – St. Benedict, Ofankor (From Good Shepherd Tema Comm 2)

2. Msgr. Peter Atsu – Our Lady of Lourdes, Dordoekope ( From St. Benedict, Ofankor)

3. Fr. Dominic Adjei – St. Joseph the Worker, Weija (From St. Dominic Savio, Afienya)

4. Fr. Solomon Yayra Xeflide – St. Monica, Adjirigano

5. Fr. Joseph Egblewogbe – St. Joseph, Nii Boi Man (From St. Joseph the Worker, Vume)

6. Fr. Robert Gbettey – St. Dominic Guzman, Dawhenya ( From St. Stephen, Darkuman)

7. Fr. Lawrence Agyapong – St. Joseph the Worker, Vume (From St. Benedict, Ofankor)

8. Fr. Delight Carbonu – St. Mark, Ashongman

9. Fr. James Danso Gyekye – St. Monica, Fan Milk (From St. Bakhita, Lashibi)

10. Fr. Mark Asare – Mary Mother of God, Devtraco, C25 (From St. Martin de Porres, New Dawhenya)

11. Fr. Pascal Ankamah – St. Martin de Porres, New Dawhenya (From St. Dominic Guzman, Dawhenya )

                                     Assistant Priests

1. Fr. Aaron Agorsor – Blessed Clementina, Ashaiman

2. Fr. Julius Dela Kofi Gemadzie – Christ the King, Cantonments (From St. Agnes, Dodowa)

3. Fr. David Osei Dumfour – Star of the Sea, Dansoman (From St. Peter Claver, Ada Foah)

4. Fr. Paul Atidoh – St. Sylvanus, Pokuase ( From Star of the Sea, Dansoman)

5. Fr. Raymond Lord Ampong – St. Raphael, Lashibi, also Assistant Youth Chaplain (From St. Sylvanus, Pokuase)

6. Fr. Raphael Insor Brown – St. Agnes, Dodowa (From St. Stephen, Darkuman)

7. Fr. John Ametepe –  St. Stephen, Darkuman (From St. Joseph, Vume )

8. Fr. Emmanuel K. Djiyehoue-Kwadjovi – St. Anthony, Nungua

9. Fr. Cherubim Mambo – St. Francis Xavier, Kotobabi

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